Playbill:
- 08 October
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Moscow International House of Music / Svetlanov Hall / 19.00
Opening of the Season
S. Rachmaninoff
Concerto No 2 for piano and orchestra
Symphony No 2
Soloist – Vadim Rudenko
Conductor – People’s Artist of Russia Maxim Fedotov
Sergey Rachmaninoff is a composer of bright original gift, a pianist of genius who had no equal among contemporaries, outstanding conductor – “tripersonal divine being”. The Second Symphony has one of special places in his creative work. Famous Russian musical critic Nikolay Kashkin wrote that “one remained under constant fascination of musical beauty torrent”. Russian Musical Newspaper marked that this composition was “a holiday for everyone…who likes Russian music”. The composer devoted the symphony to S. Taneev, his Professor whom he loved and respected. The premiere of the symphony took place in Petersburg on January 26, 1908 and in Moscow on February 2. The author conducted in both concerts.
Piano concertos by Rachmaninoff entirely reflected all distinction of his creative work. The Second concerto for piano and orchestra is one of the brightest, the most poetic and cordial Rachmaninoff’s compositions. The concerto will be executed by Vadim Rudenko, Prize-winner of two International P. Tchaikovsky Competitions (1994 – 3rd Prize, 1998 – 2nd Prize), the Queen Elizabeth Music Competition in Belgium, “Paloma O’Shea” (Spain), Winner of the International “Viotti” Competition in Vercelli (Italy). The pianist performs with the best Russian symphony orchestras led by V. Fedoseev, E. Svetlanov, V. Sinajsky, Y. Temirkanov, M. Gorenstein, A. Vedernikov, A. Kats, E. Klaas, Y. Simonov, S. Sondetskis, D. Liss, N. Alekseev, V. Ponkin, V. Ziva, M. Pletnev, etc. and with different orchestras of Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Poland, and Japan.
“The piano sounds like orchestra under his fingers: in this sound one may hear now tender violin, then velvet voice of cello… Vadim Rudenko is phenomenally gifted musician and his unique talent is one those few who covers wonderful epoch of romantic performance” (“Le Figaro”).
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